ARCHIVED 6/27/11
To view the original article please click here. INDUSTRY GROUP WARNS ABOUT INCREASED CYBERSECURITY THREATS Federal Computer Week, 06/27/2011 A proposal designed to protect critical infrastructure could actually increase the likelihood of insider threats, according to a group that represents contractors in the federal technology field, NextGov reports. The Obama administration’s cybersecurity proposal would create “a […]
Larry Clinton – House Homeland Security Subcommittee
ARCHIVED 6/24/11
To view the original article please click here. WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL COULD OPEN COMPUTER NETWORKS TO INSIDER THREATS Aliya Sternstein, Nextgov, 06/24/2011 A White House cybersecurity proposal that requires auditors to evaluate the protection of critical networks could actually make those networks more vulnerable by opening them to new insider threats, an industry group representing many federal […]
ARCHIVED 5/19/11
To view the original article please click here. BUSINESS GROUPS GIVE THUMBS SIDEWAYS TO OBAMA’S CYBERSECURITY PLAN John K Higgins, E-Commerce Times, 05/19/2011 Information technology providers and politicians on both sides of the aisle are applauding the Obama administration for wading into the complex issue of cybersecurity. The administration issued its package of Internet security legislative […]
ARCHIVED 5/2/11
To view the original article please click here. ME AND MY JOB – LARRY CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNET SECURITY ALLIANCE SC Magazine, 05/02/2011 How do you describe your job to average people? I try to bring industry and government together to figure out how to secure all the digital devices we love to use. Why […]
ARCHIVED 5/1/11
To view the original article please click here. A RELATIONSHIP ON THE ROCKS: INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP FOR CYBER DEFENSE Grant Gross (IDG News ), PC World, 03/09/2011 The U.S. government should look to incentives as a way to encourage businesses to adopt better cybersecurity practices, instead of creating mandates, recommends a new paper from four trade groups […]
ARCHIVED 5/1/11
To view the original article please click here. A THEORY TO GUIDE US CYBER SECURITY POLICY Larry Clinton, Cutter IT Journal, 05/01/2011 Former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Agency (NSA) Director Gen. Michael Hayden noted in his recent article “The Future of Things Cyber” that “rarely has something been so important and so […]
ARCHIVED 3/14/11
To view the original article please click here. REPUBLICANS VOW TO PUSH US CYBERSECURITY Joseph Menn, Financial Times, 03/14/2011 The new Republican leadership of the US House has committed to pushing cybersecurity legislation, boosting the chances for passing laws aimed at shoring up protection of government and private entities dependent on the internet. House Speaker John […]
Trade, Civil Liberties Groups Urge Cybersecurity Incentives
Grant Gross (IDG News ), PC World, 03/09/2011 To view the original article please click here. The U.S. government should look to incentives as a way to encourage businesses to adopt better cybersecurity practices, instead of creating mandates, recommends a new paper from four trade groups and a civil liberties group. ConcernAlthough some cybersecurity experts have […]
Industry Groups Push For Security Incentives, Not Laws
Angela Moscaritolo, DC Magazine, 03/09/2011 Instead of imposing additional security regulations, the U.S. government must work with the private sector to develop incentives that motivate companies to voluntarily adopt security best practices, a coalition of industry associations and civil liberties groups recommended in a white paper released Tuesday. The paper, crafted by members of the […]
